Bald spots in our writing–and life

My, oh, my–this picture tells it all. My beloved 4 year-old grandson Josh took a pair of kid scissors to his hair this week, and now has an outstanding bald spot. Even the best efforts of Mommy’s favorite hairdresser couldn’t do much about this!

Sometimes it’s like that with our writing too. That well-intentioned chapter just doesn’t turn out the way we planned. And sometimes no matter how we try to smooth it all out, to trim around the edges, to make that bald spot blend in, it just doesn’t work for the story.

Sometimes we just have to wait. There are times when we need to ponder and dream and mull it all around, while we wait for the story to “grow out” the way it’s supposed to.